April 3, 2023 City Council Minutes

 MINUTES

MOUNTAIN IRON CITY COUNCIL

April 3, 2023

Mayor Anderson called the City Council meeting to order at 6:30p.m. with the following members present: Councilor Ed Roskoski, Al Stanaway, Councilor Joe Prebeg Jr., Julie Buria and Mayor Peggy Anderson. Also present were: Craig Wainio, City Administrator; Tim Satrang, Public Works Director; Anna Amundson, Library Director/Special Events Coordinator; Amanda Inmon, Municipal Services Secretary; Al Johnson, City Engineer; Mark Madden, Fire Department Chief.

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway the consent agenda be approved as follows:

1. Approve the minutes of the March 20, 2023 regular meeting as submitted.
2. That the communications be accepted and placed on file and those requiring further action by the City Council be acted upon during their proper sequence on the agenda.
3. To acknowledge the receipts for the period March 16-31, totaling $319,102.50 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes),
4. To authorize the payments of the bills and payroll for the period March 16-31, totaling $396,168.63 (a list is attached and made a part of these minutes).

 The motion carried (Yes: Buria, Anderson, Stanaway, Prebeg; No: Roskoski).

It was moved by Roskoski to amend the original motion to remove the Napa Auto Parts bills from the consent agenda for separate consideration. The motion failed due to lack of support.

Public Forum:

• Mazie Buffetta and Lauren Buffetta, the Virginia Elks Lodge is hosting Hoop Shoot Fundraiser on Wednesday, April 5^th from 4:00-7:00pm
• Funds will help support Mazie and her family’s trip to Chicago on Saturday, April 22^nd where she will compete in the Elks 2023 National Hoop Shoot representing Region III
• Can send best “swishes” to Mazie by April 10^th at elks.org/hoopshoot   

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway to donate $250 to Mazie Buffetta for the Virginia Elks Hoop Shoot Fundraiser, monies to come from Charitable Gambling fund. The motion carried on roll call vote.

The Mayor reported on the following:

• Great job to the City Employees on continuous snow removal and street patching

City Administrator:

• No formal report

It was moved by Stanaway and seconded by Buria to maintain the City of Mountain Iron’s current coverage, thus not waiving the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by MN Statue Section 466.04, and to approve the Liability Coverage with the League of Minnesota Cities. The motion carried.

Director of Public Works:

• City Crews to patching City streets where possible, in between snow removal
• Thank you to the Public and residents for their patience with snow removal and tree trimming

Library Director/Special Events Coordinator:

• 38^th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
• Merritt Elementary School Grounds
• Separate area depending on age, with 24 special GOLDEN eggs
• Sunday, April 8^th at NOON
• Event will be held rain or shine
• Collaboration of Mountain Iron Schools and Mountain Iron Library to present free Author event
• Minnesota Author Mary Casanova
• Merritt Elementary School Auditorium
• Tuesday, April 11^th at 9:30am

City Engineer:

• No formal report

Fire Department:

• First Responder training program up and running, meeting roughly once a month
• Department training focus in April on high occupancy, multiple story facilities such as Hotels and Apartment buildings
• Leadership training internally along with external group training on Leadership inclusion and discrimination

It was moved by Roskoski to accept the Fire Department Report as presented. The motion failed due to lack of support.

It was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway to approve Resolution #10-23; Accepting Bids for Improvement MI22-CE, proposed improvement of Second Street between 16^th Avenue and Highway 53 by Road Reconstruction and Drainage Improvement (a copy is attached and made a part of these minutes). The motion carried (No: Roskoski; Yes: Stanaway, Prebeg, Buria, Anderson).

It was moved by Roskoski to amend the motion to table the awarding of the bid for the 2^nd Street Project, Resolution #10-23, and to schedule a City Council meeting with the three adjacent 2^nd Street property owners and the City Engineer to go over the bid specifications for clarification and any potential changes that make for a better, longer lasting project. Examples: six inches of bituminous paving, Century Link telephone line conduit replacement/relocation, west end drainage, and the strange one of $250 to salvage and reinstall mailbox stand, person by the name of John Roskoski made that mailbox stand many years ago, and it belongs to him. So if someone wants to give him $250 to movie it and put it back, he said, “He wouldn’t take it anyway.” The motion failed due to lack of support.

At 6:53p.m., it was moved by Prebeg and seconded by Stanaway that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried.

Submitted by:

Amanda Inmon

Municipal Services Secretary

www.mtniron.com

Communications:

1. Local Board of Appeals and Equalization tentatively scheduled April 20, 2023
2. Mountain Iron-Buhl Class of 2023 hosting an All Night Grad Night Burger Bash Fundraiser on Friday, April 14^th at Mac’s Bar from 11:00am-6:00pm